Ch. 357                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article- State Personnel and Pensions

2-102.

(d) The Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible
directly to the Governor. The Secretary shall advise the Governor on all matters relating
to [State] employees IN THE STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM and is
responsible for carrying out the Governor's policies on personnel matters.

2-109.

(a)     As to matters subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Secretary
periodically shall conduct investigations and, as necessary, visits to various units to
determine:

(1)     the enforcement and effect of this Division I and the regulations
adopted under it;

(2)     the conduct of employees in the State Personnel Management System;

(3)     the nature, tenure, and compensation of all positions in the State
Personnel Management System;

(4)     whether an employee is in the appropriate class;

(5)     whether the duties performed by an employee conform to the duties
listed for that employee's class;

(6)     the methods of administration of the State Personnel Management
System; and

(7)     any other information that might help the Secretary to administer this
Division I.

(b)     In conducting an investigation under this section, the Secretary may require
any [State] employee IN THE STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM to appear
before the Secretary or the Secretary's designee and give evidence.

5-102.

[(a)]This title applies to all permanent positions in units in the executive branch of
State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system.

[(b) The Secretary may extend the provisions of this title to any unit in the
legislative or judicial branch of State government.]

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